Terms

Ansel is in a test release. These are the terms that apply to it now, in plain words. Last updated November 9, 2026.

The test release

Ansel is offered through TestFlight while it is being finished. It may change, misbehave or pause, and books on your phone made with one version may need to be made again with the next. Full terms of sale will be published on this page before Ansel is offered to the public. Each phone has an account, which you can delete in the app at any time. Ansel may limit how much its picture editor does for an account in a month.

Your photos are yours

Ansel claims no ownership of your photos or your books. You give Ansel permission to process the photos and words you send only to design, show and print your books, in the ways the Privacy page describes. Put in a book only photos you have the right to use and to print.

Online editions

An online edition can be read and downloaded by anyone who has its link. Who gets the link is up to you. It stays online until you delete your account, ask us to take it down, or 400 days pass without anyone opening it.

Printed books

• Nothing is printed until you have approved a proof. A proof you do not love costs nothing.
• The price, including shipping within the United States, is shown before you order. Sales tax is added where it applies. Payment is by Venmo or Zelle today, and by card through Stripe when that is offered.
• Books ship to addresses in the United States. You can cancel an order until it goes to the printer.
• If a book arrives damaged, or with a printing defect such as a faulty binding, banding or a scuffed cover, tell us within 30 days with a photo and we reprint it free. There is nothing to send back.
• If you want a change after printing, such as a photo taken out, a reprint is charged at the extra-copy price shown in the app.
• A printed book is made to order and cannot otherwise be returned or refunded.
• Colour on paper never matches a phone's screen exactly. Small differences in colour and trimming are normal and are not defects.
• Ansel may decline to print a book.

Who you are dealing with

Ansel, made by Howard Michalski. Questions: support@ansel.pics.